Un grupo de peregrinos que van a Canterbury se entretienen narrando cuentos: el joven Nicola conquista a la mujer de un rico leñador aprovechando su superstición; dos estudiantes se vengan de un molinero que roba harina a sus clientes; el inocente Perkin es expulsado de su pueblo y acaba arruinado; una insaciable viuda de Bath destruye con su fogosidad a sus maridos para heredar sus bienes; un rico y anciano solterón decide casarse con la jovencísima Maggio, que lo traiciona con un hermoso joven. Mientras tanto, un escribiente toma nota de los sucesos, analizando con humor e ironía las debilidades humanas.
A group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury entertain themselves by telling stories: young Nicola seduces a wealthy woodcutter's wife by exploiting her superstition; two students take revenge on a miller who steals flour from his customers; the innocent Perkin is expelled from his village and ends up ruined; an insatiable widow from Bath uses her passion to destroy her husbands in order to inherit their wealth; a rich, elderly bachelor decides to marry the very young Maggio, who betrays him with a handsome young man. Meanwhile, a scribe takes notes on the events, analyzing human weaknesses with humor and irony.
